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CVE-2023-21235

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In onCreate of LockSettingsActivity.java, there is a possible way set a new lockscreen PIN without entering the existing PIN due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

• Android: 11.0, 13.0

References

• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/wear/2023/2023-08-01
• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/wear/2023/2023-08-01

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